2014/15 Midseason Review

At the midpoint
of the 2014/15 season the Swansea Titans sit top of the South West Conference
at 4 & 0 with wins over the Blitz, Bulldogs, and Gladiators, and Welsh rivals
Cardiff Cobras. At the beginning of the year the Titans goal by the midpoint
would have been to be exactly where they are now, and with the all other teams
in the division with at least one loss the Titans are in the best position to
claim the South West.

After an
explosive 2013/14 season on offense the Titans have not disappointed in 2014,
putting up 135 points in 4 games, that’s over 33 points a game. Perhaps the
most pleasing aspect of the year so far has been the consistency of the
defense, which has given up just one score in 4 games. 2014 might be the first year
in Titans history where the Titan offense and defense have played equally well
at the same time, for a prolonged period of time.

Adam Salter picks off the Cobras QB before being facecaged to the ground. Image By Craig Thomas of Tallboy Images, tallboyimages.co.uk

Running back,
Jacob Amadi, currently leads the Titans with 5 rushing TDs, QB Simon George is just one behind with 4 rushing. George's 5 passing TDs have been somewhat shared around, CJ Caparas
leads the team with 2 TD receptions, ‘Dutch’, Tom Plumbly and Simeon Stoodley all have
one a piece. On defense, Captain Adam Salter leads the team in tackles and is
tied for picks with Rhodri Pritchard-Jones who has two picks on the year.
Defensive backs David Ponting and rookie Joe Cotterill also have a pick each.

Going into 2015
the Titans come up against 3 top half teams in Bristol Barracuda, UWE Bullets and
the Exeter Demons, each team posing their own unique threat. In Titans history they have
never beaten the Bullets and until last year had loosing records against both
Barracuda and the Demons. The Titans may lie in first spot in the South West
but the team is by no means taking these challenges lightly.